14 December 2016 / 20:50 UTC-07 Tango 06 (25 Azar 1395/15 Rabi ‘al-Awwal 1438/17 Geng Zi 4714)
Uber in trouble again, this time they’ve violated California’s self drive car law.
Uber began testing ‘autonomous’ car service in San Francisco without getting the required state permit. Uber believes they can avoid the permit because their self drive cars still have a […] Continue Reading…
13 December 2016 (11:59 UTC-07 Tango 06) 23 Azar 1395/13 Rabi ‘al-Awwal 1438/15 Geng Zi 4714
“During May 30–July 26, 2016, local veterinarians notified public health officials that five dogs and 12 cats were being evaluated for possible plague.”-CDC, 09 December 2016
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now warning Idahoans of plague Yersinia pestis affecting their […] Continue Reading…
13 December 2016 (11:33 UTC-07 Tango 06) 23 Azar 1395/13 Rabi ‘al-Awwal 1438/15 Geng Zi 4714
Saint Luke’s Health System (supposedly now the largest employer in The Gem State) has banned the spontaneously combustable Samsung Galaxy 7 ‘smart’ phone at all its locations.
The ban applies to employees as well as patients and comes after a charging lithium […] Continue Reading…
It must be noted that I started documenting these ObamaCare/healthcare related shutdowns at the beginning of 2014. In that year I posted the reports biannually (every six months). In 2015 ObamaCare cutbacks ramped up and I posted quarterly (every three months). For the past 11 months of 2016 there have been so many ObamaCare […] Continue Reading…
12 December 2016 / 20:57 UTC-07 Tango 06 (23 Azar 1395/13 Rabi ‘al-Awwal 1438/15 Geng Zi 4714)
It’s long been known that pets, especially dogs, react negatively to the breath of people with cancer. In China scientists have succesfully detected cancer ions in the breath of cancer victims using a mass spectrometer.
Experimental breathalizer […] Continue Reading…
12 December 2016 / 20:17 UTC-07 Tango 06 (23 Azar 1395/13 Rabi ‘al-Awwal 1438/15 Geng Zi 4714)
“If someone is designing a method for automated vehicle handover, there will need to be detailed research on that specific method. This study is tip of an iceberg.”-Lene Harbott, Revs Program at Stanford
A new study published by the new Science Robotics journal […] Continue Reading…
12 December 2016 / 18:56 UTC-07 Tango 06 (23 Azar 1395/13 Rabi ‘al-Awwal 1438/15 Geng Zi 4714)
“While attempts were made in the past, those news shows were translated from Spanish. But here, the entire team is composed of Quechua speakers.”-Hugo Coya, National Institute of Radio and Television
In the Americas there is a first of its kind national […] Continue Reading…
Incomplete list of U.S. retail/banking/service sector job loss announcements and shutdowns for November 2016:
Switzerland based owner of several ‘luxury’ brands sold in the U.S., Compagnie Financière Richemont, eliminating an additional 250 jobs due to crashing sales! That’s on top of 250 jobs killed since May.
Alabama: Bon Ton Hatters Shoe Repair shutdown after 110 years, the owner […] Continue Reading…
11 December 2016 / 20:40 UTC-07 Tango 06 (22 Azar 1395/12 Rabi ‘al-Awwal 1438/14 Geng Zi 4714)
In 2010 I wrote about recycling your plastic grocery bags, recently Kroger owned (but Oregon based) retailer Fred Meyer completed a million dollar remodel of their Pocatello, Idaho store, including their recycling bin.
You can see a pic of their old […] Continue Reading…